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Report: ICE Memo Allows Forced Home Entry With Admin Warrants

Report: ICE Memo Allows Forced Home Entry With Admin Warrants

Is the court protecting ICE from judicial overreach or enabling unconstitutional home invasions without warrants?
Report: ICE Memo Allows Forced Home Entry With Admin Warrants
Above: ICE agents approach a house on Jan. 13. Image credit: Stephen Maturen/Stringer/Getty Images

The Spin

ICE's secret memo authorizing forced home entry with administrative warrants — not judicial warrants — violates Fourth Amendment protections and contradicts the agency's own training materials. This flagrant constitutional breach allows agents to kick down doors without a judge's approval, terrifying immigrant communities and undermining decades of established legal precedent.

The memo empowers ICE agents to act swiftly and consistently, closing loopholes that allow dangerous individuals to evade enforcement by refusing entry. Administrative warrants are lawful tools, and clearer authority can improve officer safety and operational effectiveness.



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